Schedule announced for May 21 WAC workshops for artists

The Wyoming Arts Council is sponsoring a series of professional development workshops for visual artists on Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Works of Wyoming, 710 Garfield St., Laramie. There is no fee for the workshops (lunch included) but you do have to register in advance. Contact Michael Shay at the WAC at 307-777-5234 or mike.shay@wyo.gov

Here is the workshop schedule:

9-10:30 a.m.: Joshua Wiener, sculptor, Louisville, Colo.: “Everything you wanted to know about successful public art proposals.”

10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Mark Klett, photographer, Tempe, Ariz.: "Rethinking landscape photography (and all photographic practice) in the digital age." 

12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch and announcement of WAC visual arts fellowship winners.

1:45-3:15 p.m.: Nancy Bowen, mixed-media artist, Brooklyn, N.Y.: “How to prepare and organize your work for visual arts competitions.” 

3:30-4:30 p.m.: WAC debuts its online Artist Image Registry; Annie Wood speaks about the Business Council’s Wyoming Made program; and a Q&A with workshop instructors.